[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9147]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         DR. CALVIN R. FREMLING

  (Mr. GUTKNECHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, the Mississippi River is called the 
Father of Waters.
  I rise today to honor the work of Dr. Calvin R. Fremling of Winona, 
Minnesota. For nearly 50 years, Dr. Fremling has been a student of the 
Mississippi River. He has shared his passion as a teacher, researcher, 
historian, and photographer.
  He received his bachelor's degree in biology and physical science 
from St. Cloud State University in 1951 and his Ph.D. in zoology from 
Iowa State University in 1959. After brief service as a teacher in 
Motley High School and with the U.S. Army's Ecological Research Unit, 
he returned to SCSU to earn his master's degree in biology.
  Dr. Fremling then joined the faculty at Winona State University where 
he taught and conducted research for 32 years until his retirement in 
1991. He just released his book, ``Immortal River: The Upper 
Mississippi River in Ancient and Modern Times.'' The book is a record 
of lifetime of work dedicated to protecting the ecology of the 
Mississippi River.
  I thank Dr. Fremling for his work with one of our national treasures 
and for his commitment to our young people.

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